Portmeirion
sculptor Jonah Jones, who sadly died in 2004,
has been commemorated with a pleasant and fitting plaque on the Hercules statue.

A particularly
relevant place for the plaque, for although the statue was the work of William
Brodie, it was at this very spot that Jonah and Clough would have their annual
autumn meeting to appraise the quality of the summer and decide whether or not
it deserved a plaque in its honour. Hence the “In Honour of its Splendour”
and “Even Surpassed 1976” type plaques affixed to the plinth.

OTHER
VILLAGE NEWS

The long-awaited
Italian Restaurant, Cafe Glas, is set to open around Easter
2007. Situated behind the Triumphal Arch, the finishing touches are being put
to the building, which will offer eat-in Pizza, Spaghetti, and Pasta (reminiscent
of the Italian Restaurant which stood in Portmeirion up until the late 1970s).
White Horses and Toll House cottages are having
a touch of refurb/repair work.